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by Trebor
Sun Apr 18, 2010 6:55 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: I need savvy suggestions about music slowdown
Replies: 9
Views: 1316

kozikowski wrote:... a special solution I make.
Is that what they're calling moonshine these days ? :)
by Trebor
Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:47 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: sound issues microphone
Replies: 3
Views: 486

Re: sound issues microphone

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Mixer_Toolbar_Issues#Recording_Device People who know more about this than I would be better able to help you if you said what your operating system is, (e.g. Windows, Macintosh, Linux) and how the microphone is connected to the computer, (e.g. is it via ...
by Trebor
Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:18 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: I need savvy suggestions about music slowdown
Replies: 9
Views: 1316

Re: I need savvy suggestions about music slowdown

Yes you can slow a track down by a factor of four in Audacity no problem; just change the playback rate on the chipmunk to ¼ the sample rate it was recorded at ... Before-After Slowdown by factor of four.wav However a problem you’ll encounter is huge loss of high frequencies after you have slowed it...
by Trebor
Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:00 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: power hum when recording from tape reel machine
Replies: 9
Views: 2250

Re: power hum when recording from tape reel machine

I can't hear mains hum on your Pete Seeger interview, but I see there is a peak at 49 not 50Hz .. Peter Seeger Interview, Peak @ 49Hz not 50Hz.png . A possible explanation is the 50Hz hum is on the recording and the tape is running a little slow. It is possible to notch-out the 49Hz peak, (using the...
by Trebor
Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:20 am
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Enhancing digital piano sound
Replies: 11
Views: 3328

Re: Enhancing digital piano sound

... applied the "Normalize" effect. You say Normalize but you don't say to what setting. There's only a slight bit of distortion now Sorry IMO there are far more instances of distortion on this remix than in the original, the level of the piano is too high. I’m not sure if this is relevant but I’m ...
by Trebor
Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:54 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Enhancing digital piano sound
Replies: 11
Views: 3328

Re: Enhancing digital piano sound

Distorted at 28.5 -29.5 seconds, (and elsewhere). Your treble boost is too much IMO : sounds like you've got a hissing gas leak :) I. Cut back the levels to stop the distortion. 2. try a stereo widener rather than boosting treble for more 'space' ... Before-After 'stereo widener' -8db 18ms.mp3 The s...
by Trebor
Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:56 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Making ufo sound in far distance
Replies: 12
Views: 3229

I may have got the mono-stereo transition advice the wrong way round, the attached example starts (pseudo)stereo and ends mono ... (pseudo)Stereo to Mono ('and the winner is' background).mp3 The heartbeat does sound more "in-your-face", (closer), towards the mono end. (BTW example derived from this ...
by Trebor
Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:27 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Mixing Death Metal Vox
Replies: 4
Views: 4308

Re: Mixing Death Metal Vox

shinderhizzle84 wrote:... Where would I find a plugin for ADT and how would I go about using it?
Could try a Chorus effect which is similar to ADT.
by Trebor
Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:49 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Making ufo sound in far distance
Replies: 12
Views: 3229

Re: Making ufo sound in far distance

No-one said anything about coming in to land ...
Stereotypical UFO approaches to land.mp3
(702.86 KiB) Downloaded 53 times
Same as my scratch built UFO but with Audacity's "sliding time scale/Pitch shift" applied,
(I can't remember if 1.2 has that effect}
by Trebor
Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:03 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Making ufo sound in far distance
Replies: 12
Views: 3229

Re: Making ufo sound in far distance

Stereotypical UFO approaches.mp3
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Steps 1-3 above, plus some delay when the UFO was distant.